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[QUOTE=JohnnyWalker55;2819255]Medellin post pandemic is a completely different place. For those new mongers headed there, they will absolutely be taken for a spin with the gringo tax.[/QUOTE]Funny how guys thought the prices would fall after the pandemic. Those are the guys that did not know Latin America very well, if at all.
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Honestly, don't even want to write reports for these places like I have for MDE, as who knows how many prospective newbie monger eyes see this forum (likely lots).
Kind of a the*ck move, but it is what it is!
....[/QUOTE]It's not lack of information. Some newbies simply don't negotiate even when they know what the price should be and were happy about it. Just reading the reports, one can see the increment changes. I also come to the conclusion that less info is better for mongers that spend a lot of time here.
[QUOTE=JustIncognito;2707078]I just checked the US Embassy website and it says that in order for me to bring my girl from Medellin to the US for a road trip with me for a few weeks that she needs a tourist visa. To get this visa she needs an interview in Bogota. The site says there is a 696 day waiting period for this interview!
Whats the trick? It can't really take 2 years for me to get her a visa so she can travel to the US with me for a couple of weeks, could it?
Who knows the scoop on how to get a girl with a Colombia passport a visa so I can fly her to the USA with me for 2-3 weeks.
I am a US citizen with a US Passport-but I live outside the USA. The plan is for her to come to where I live and then fly with me to the states for 2-3 weeks. We met on Seeking and have been hanging out quite a bit over the last 1. 5 years. We have a cool vibe together and have done small trips already, so I don't need lectures about having a girl for 2-3 weeks or traveling with a chica. I am only seeking information on how I get her a visa to visit the USA with me for a couple of weeks-hopefully not 2 years from now. LOL.
Anyone know anything about getting my girl a visa to visit the USA?
Thanks![/QUOTE]How did this turn out? Did they Bribe someone to get an earlier appointment?
One of my chicas just applied for a Visa and they gave her an appointment for December 2025! WTF?!
Then she said if she pay someone 400 mil they can move the appointment up sooner. SMH.
[QUOTE=JohnnyWalker55;2819255]Medellin post pandemic is a completely different place.
Girls are extremely seasoned, being a gringo get's an eyeroll most of the time. Casas especially, even though still good service.
Medellin is the new hotspot for digital nomads, passport bros, retirees, and bachelor parties. Just type "medellin gringo" into the tiktok or twitter search bar, it is absolutely mainstream now.
I will say, objectively, that MDE is likely head and shoulders above whatever sex prison the monger is coming from in the us of a. But for the seasoned LATAM monger, it is no longer worth it.
For this reason, I am staying in Various second tier colombian cities ATM, using my full 180 calendar days.
Honestly, don't even want to write reports for these places like I have for MDE, as who knows how many prospective newbie monger eyes see this forum (likely lots).
Kind of a the*ck move, but it is what it is!
Side note: spending over 1000+ days in Colombia, as a centro rat, I have never even had an inkling of trouble RE violence. Anywhere. I am italian, so don't stand out. YMMV as always.[/QUOTE]I couldn't agree with you more and not upset at you keeping info to yourself. I was there when Rio fell and took my ass to Asia, after a 3 year hiatus I decided to try out Colombia and attempted to share info and engage other members here, I have mostly been ridiculed. I guess it is the past experience of watching Brazil go down, felt a bit of an obligation to rally fellow members here to stem the tide, it ain't working.
ATMs-
My buddy who now lives in Medellin, tried to withdraw 800K pesos from a Davivienda bank ATM, it did not give him the money. He tried to resolve it w/the bank manager, no one was willing to help. He hired an attorney and is going thru the legal process. It’s been 2 months now.
Same buddy purchased a box of 25 cigars at HIGH coffee next to la cava del puro, the box was SEALED but when he opened them it was only 17 cigars in the box, 8 was missing, when he confronted them, they said they gave him the wrong box.
[QUOTE=Nypher;2819727]One of my chicas just applied for a Visa and they gave her an appointment for December 2025! WTF?!
Then she said if she pay someone 400 mil they can move the appointment up sooner. SMH.[/QUOTE]That is surely a scam. Could a chick give ME money in order to meet up with you at a time when you are busy? There is nobody contolling the embassy's appointment book except the embassy. One of my chicks in Brazil fell for a similar scam. The people were supposed to ensure that she could get a visa. She handed over the money and all she got was taken for $80 or so. All of the shit you can do yourself. Nobody has any more advantage of getting something for you than you have for doing it yourself. Unfortunately people that want to visit or emigrate do not understand this and throw a lot of money away on lawyers, agencies, and scams.
Even here in Thailand there are agencies that will get you a driver's license or do the owner transfer on your vehicle for $50. You can go to the DMV youself and get a drivers license for $6 or you can go down there and do your own transfer for $3. Still, business for these folks is booming due to some people being lazy and others being ignorant.
[QUOTE=Carrib;2819821]I was there when Rio fell... ...past experience of watching Brazil go down[/QUOTE]Rio fell? What's the story?
[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2819856]That is surely a scam. Could a chick give ME money in order to meet up with you at a time when you are busy? There is nobody contolling the embassy's appointment book except the embassy. One of my chicks in Brazil fell for a similar scam. The people were supposed to ensure that she could get a visa. She handed over the money and all she got was taken for $80 or so. All of the shit you can do yourself. Nobody has any more advantage of getting something for you than you have for doing it yourself. Unfortunately people that want to visit or emigrate do not understand this and throw a lot of money away on lawyers, agencies, and scams.
Even here in Thailand there are agencies that will get you a driver's license or do the owner transfer on your vehicle for $50. You can go to the DMV youself and get a drivers license for $6 or you can go down there and do your own transfer for $3. Still, business for these folks is booming due to some people being lazy and others being ignorant.[/QUOTE]I suspect that's what's happening, she's going through a third party. I told her don't pay shit and when she checked the application status today both appointments moved up to September 2024. Well it's better than 2025 I guess LOL!
[QUOTE=Nypher;2819727]How did this turn out? Did they Bribe someone to get an earlier appointment?
One of my chicas just applied for a Visa and they gave her an appointment for December 2025! WTF?!
Then she said if she pay someone 400 mil they can move the appointment up sooner. SMH.[/QUOTE]DS160 is the form anyone has to use to get appointment. There are a lot of people who can book you a earlier date in embassies after you pay them and give your application number.
They just keep checking the slots more frequently. I have used a couple of guys in the past, to move appointments in India to earlier dates though. I did confirm they check slots of other embassies too.
[QUOTE=JohnnieCash;2820027]Rio fell? What's the story?[/QUOTE]Post Help!
[QUOTE=JohnnyWalker55;2819255]Medellin post pandemic is a completely different place.
Girls are extremely seasoned, being a gringo get's an eyeroll most of the time. Casas especially, even though still good service.
Medellin is the new hotspot for digital nomads, passport bros, retirees, and bachelor parties. Just type "medellin gringo" into the tiktok or twitter search bar, it is absolutely mainstream now.
For those new mongers headed there, they will absolutely be taken for a spin with the gringo tax. Poblado is pretty much an overpriced disney land with sharks (prepagos, taxistas, restaurants) looking to take advantage of the newbie. Laureles, envigado, sabaneta, are no longer local havens free from gringos.
I will say, objectively, that MDE is likely head and shoulders above whatever sex prison the monger is coming from in the us of a. But for the seasoned LATAM monger, it is no longer worth it.
For this reason, I am staying in Various second tier colombian cities ATM, using my full 180 calendar days.
Honestly, don't even want to write reports for these places like I have for MDE, as who knows how many prospective newbie monger eyes see this forum (likely lots).
Kind of a the*ck move, but it is what it is!
Side note: spending over 1000+ days in Colombia, as a centro rat, I have never even had an inkling of trouble RE violence. Anywhere. I am italian, so don't stand out. YMMV as always.[/QUOTE]Almost every Minister in Colombia appointed by Petro, the new President has been a socialist and / or past Farc people. AND they are not American friendly. As they say the team takes on the personality of the manager. Don't expect being American is a benifit anymore.
Medellin is literally an open *****house right now.
But here's the thing. All the new mde mongers are going to go to places like gustos lleras park and la Isla and pay 2-300 usd for a covered blow job for an hour and realize it's simply not worth it.
Some vets will lose their regular chicas once they demand more $$ for shittier service.
They'll be more druggings and big incidents with gringos. When you combine that with even gringos themselves trying to rip off other gringos by charging so much to stay at their airbnbs it'll be a matter of time before it goes seriously downhill.
At some point when you factor in traveling lodging food and girls you realize now you can afford the top notch girls in the states now LOL.
I just came back from a week long trip to Bogota and found a new home.
Did everything from Sante Fe to Lidos and banged 7 chicks who all got a nice facial or CIM and had a blast with each one of them. Some I spent a lot some I got a bargain.
But the girls are still hot and are friendlier. Migracióand was a breeze and my Airbnb was very reasonably priced. And much more options for great food.
So why the fuck would I go back to medellin for the time being.
The paisas have too big of an ego and are getting more stuck up than the western girls.
Not worth it.
It'll take another year or so but I think eventually it'll die down. And when it does vets will come back.
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[QUOTE=Sangnyc21;2822933]Medellin is literally an open *****house right now.
But here's the thing. All the new mde mongers are going to go to places like gustos lleras park and la Isla and pay 2-300 usd for a covered blow job for an hour and realize it's simply not worth it.
Some vets will lose their regular chicas once they demand more $$ for shittier service.
They'll be more druggings and big incidents with gringos. When you combine that with even gringos themselves trying to rip off other gringos by charging so much to stay at their airbnbs it'll be a matter of time before it goes seriously downhill.
At some point when you factor in traveling lodging food and girls you realize now you can afford the top notch girls in the states now LOL.
I just came back from a week long trip to Bogota and found a new home.
Did everything from Sante Fe to Lidos and banged 7 chicks who all got a nice facial or CIM and had a blast with each one of them. Some I spent a lot some I got a bargain.
But the girls are still hot and are friendlier. Migraciand was a breeze and my Airbnb was very reasonably priced. And much more options for great food.
So why the fuck would I go back to medellin for the time being.
The paisas have too big of an ego and are getting more stuck up than the western girls.
Not worth it.
It'll take another year or so but I think eventually it'll die down. And when it does vets will come back.[/QUOTE]Bogota has been my go to for some 10 years now, Never was a fan of Medellin because of too many gringos, too many prepagos who speak English. Medellin was looking more like Miami everyday, As you stated above it doesn't take too long for neophyte gringos to upset the apple cart by over paying. So PLEASE leave them in Medellin, don't encourage them to come to Bogota. Tell them NO ONE speaks English, and Bogota is extremely dangerous so stay away. Although Bogota is approaching 10 million people it may take a long time to ruin a great place to monger, also the weather sucks, cold and rains all the time Don't come.
[QUOTE=LatinaLover#1;2822926] Petro, the new President...AND they are not American friendly. [/QUOTE]On the contrary. I think the govt has taken strong steps to be more America friendly. It has strengthened ties w practically all Latin countries. Pretty soon they'll be joining BRICS.
[QUOTE=Sangnyc21;2822933]Medellin is literally an open *****house right now.
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Some vets will lose their regular chicas once they demand more $$ for shittier service.
They'll be more druggings and big incidents with gringos. When you combine that with even gringos themselves trying to rip off other gringos by charging so much to stay at their airbnbs it'll be a matter of time before it goes seriously downhill.
At some point when you factor in traveling lodging food and girls you realize now you can afford the top notch girls in the states now LOL.
I just came back from a week long trip to Bogota and found a new home.
Did everything from Sante Fe to Lidos and banged 7 chicks who all got a nice facial or CIM and had a blast with each one of them. Some I spent a lot some I got a bargain.
But the girls are still hot and are friendlier. Migraciand was a breeze and my Airbnb was very reasonably priced. And much more options for great food.
So why the fuck would I go back to medellin for the time being.
The paisas have too big of an ego and are getting more stuck up than the western girls.
Not worth it.
It'll take another year or so but I think eventually it'll die down. And when it does vets will come back.[/QUOTE]Bogota is great for women, arguably better than MDE. It's, as another poster called it, "Medellin's big brother. " However Medellin has way better weather and is just a more pleasant city to spend time in.